USS "Kingfisher" is a name used by four ships of the U.S. Navy:
* was a bark purchased by the Navy at Boston, Massachusetts, 2 August 1861.
*, a motor launch, was built in 1916 by George Lawley & Sons, Neponset, Massachusetts.
* launched 30 March 1918 by Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Puget Sound, Washington.
* is the sixth ship of "Osprey"-class coastal mine hunters.
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